Wednesday, 26 July 2017

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Essay Question - 26 July 2017 - GS Paper III

The two pillars of modern technology industry - Elon Musk (Tesla) and Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) - entered into a public spat on Twitter when their visions about the future of Artificial Intelligence projected diametrically opposite views. But even they both agree that AI's impact will be profound. It will totally change the nature of jobs and livelihoods. Automation will have a fundamentally disruptive effect in terms of creating new ways of working. India, with its huge population, may be the worst hit. If jobs are lost in large numbers, social safety may go for a toss. Hence, it is time for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) if the most basic tenets of society are to be maintained. Otherwise, chaos will ensue.

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With automation threatening jobs, India needs a Universal Basic Income to ensure social safety for everyone.

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